People born on March 5 228
Henry II of England
b. 1133 – d. 1189
Henry II of England (b. 1133)
Kinga of Poland
b. 1224 – d. 1292
Saint Kinga of Poland (d. 1292)
David II of Scotland
b. 1324 – d. 1371
David II of Scotland (b. 1324)
Louis I of Hungary
b. 1326 – d. 1382
Louis I of Hungary (b. 1326)
Cansignorio della Scala
b. 1340 – d. 1375
Cansignorio della Scala, Lord of Verona (d. 1375)
William Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
b. 1451 – d. 1491
William Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, English Earl (d. 1491)
Gerardus Mercator
b. 1512 – d. 1594
Gerardus Mercator, Flemish mathematician, cartographer, and philosopher (d. 1594)
Rodrigo de Castro Osorio
b. 1523 – d. 1600
Rodrigo de Castro Osorio, Spanish cardinal (d. 1600)
Ulrich, Duke of Mecklenburg
b. 1527 – d. 1603
Ulrich, Duke of Mecklenburg (d. 1603)
Christoph Pezel
b. 1539 – d. 1604
Christoph Pezel, German theologian (d. 1604)
John Coke
b. 1563 – d. 1644
John Coke, English civil servant and politician (b. 1563)
William Oughtred
b. 1575 – d. 1660
William Oughtred, English minister and mathematician (b. 1575)
John George I, Elector of Saxony
b. 1585 – d. 1656
John George I, Elector of Saxony (b. 1585)
Frederick I, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
b. 1585 – d. 1638
Frederick I, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg (d. 1638)
Jan van der Heyden
b. 1637 – d. 1712
Jan van der Heyden, Dutch painter and illustrator (b. 1637)
Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac
b. 1658 – d. 1730
Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, French explorer and politician, 3rd Colonial Governor of Louisiana (d. 1730)
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Johann Jakob Wettstein
b. 1693 – d. 1754
Johann Jakob Wettstein, Swiss theologian and critic (b. 1693)
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
b. 1696 – d. 1770
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Italian painter (b. 1696)
Vasily Trediakovsky
b. 1703 – d. 1768
Vasily Trediakovsky, Russian poet and playwright (b. 1703)
Edward Cornwallis
b. 1713 – d. 1776
Edward Cornwallis, English general and politician, Governor of Gibraltar (b. 1713)
Frederick Cornwallis
b. 1713 – d. 1783
Frederick Cornwallis, English archbishop (b. 1713)
Princess Mary of Great Britain
b. 1723 – d. 1773
Princess Mary of Great Britain (d. 1773)
Vincenzo Galeotti
b. 1733 – d. 1816
Vincenzo Galeotti, Italian-Danish dancer and choreographer (d. 1816)
Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge
b. 1739 – d. 1819
Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (b. 1739)
Jonas Carlsson Dryander
b. 1748 – d. 1810
Jonas Carlsson Dryander, Swedish botanist and biologist (d. 1810)
William Shield
b. 1748 – d. 1829
William Shield, English violinist and composer (d. 1829)
Jean-Baptiste Gaspard d'Ansse de Villoison
b. 1750 – d. 1805
Jean-Baptiste Gaspard d'Ansse de Villoison, French scholar and academic (d. 1805)
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Jan Křtitel Kuchař
b. 1751 – d. 1829
Jan Křtitel Kuchař, Czech organist, composer, and educator (d. 1829)
Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse
b. 1774 – d. 1842
Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, Danish organist and composer (d. 1842)
Benjamin Gompertz
b. 1779 – d. 1865
Benjamin Gompertz, English mathematician and statistician (d. 1865)
Carlo Odescalchi
b. 1785 – d. 1841
Carlo Odescalchi, Italian cardinal (d. 1841)
Jacques Babinet
b. 1794 – d. 1872
Jacques Babinet, French physicist, mathematician, and astronomer (d. 1872)
Robert Cooper Grier
b. 1794 – d. 1870
Robert Cooper Grier, American lawyer and jurist (d. 1870)
Georg Friedrich Daumer
b. 1800 – d. 1875
Georg Friedrich Daumer, German poet and philosopher (d. 1875)
Wilhelm von Giesebrecht
b. 1814 – d. 1889
Wilhelm von Giesebrecht, German historian and academic (d. 1889)
John Wentworth (Illinois)
b. 1815 – d. 1888
John Wentworth, American journalist and politician, 19th Mayor of Chicago (d. 1888)
Austen Henry Layard
b. 1817 – d. 1894
Austen Henry Layard, English archaeologist, academic, and politician, Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (d. 1894)
Étienne-Jules Marey
b. 1830 – d. 1904
Étienne-Jules Marey, French physiologist and chronophotographer (d. 1904)
Charles Wyville Thomson
b. 1830 – d. 1882
Charles Wyville Thomson, Scottish historian and zoologist (d. 1882)
Félix de Blochausen
b. 1834 – d. 1915
Félix de Blochausen, Luxembourgian politician, 6th Prime Minister of Luxembourg (d. 1915)
Marietta Piccolomini
b. 1834 – d. 1899
Marietta Piccolomini, Italian soprano (d. 1899)
Howard Pyle
b. 1853 – d. 1911
Howard Pyle, American author and illustrator (d. 1911)
Siegbert Tarrasch
b. 1862 – d. 1934
Siegbert Tarrasch, German chess player and theoretician (b. 1862)
Louis-Alexandre Taschereau
b. 1867 – d. 1952
Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, Canadian lawyer and politician, 14th Premier of Quebec (b. 1867)
Michael von Faulhaber
b. 1869 – d. 1952
Michael von Faulhaber, German cardinal (d. 1952)
Frank Norris
b. 1870 – d. 1902
Frank Norris, American journalist and author (d. 1902)
Evgeny Paton
b. 1870 – d. 1953
Evgeny Paton, French-Ukrainian engineer (d. 1953)
Rosa Luxemburg
b. 1871 – d. 1919
Rosa Luxemburg, German economist, theorist, and philosopher (b. 1871)
Konstantinos Pallis
b. 1871 – d. 1941
Konstantinos Pallis, Greek general and politician, Minister Governor-General of Macedonia (d. 1941)
Olav Bjaaland
b. 1873 – d. 1961
Olav Bjaaland, Norwegian skier and explorer (d. 1961)
Henry Travers
b. 1874 – d. 1965
Henry Travers, English-American actor (d. 1965)
Thomas Inskip, 1st Viscount Caldecote
b. 1876 – d. 1947
Thomas Inskip, 1st Viscount Caldecote, English lawyer and politician, 8th Lord Chief Justice of England (d. 1947)
Elisabeth Moore
b. 1876 – d. 1959
Elisabeth Moore, American tennis player (d. 1959)
William Beveridge
b. 1879 – d. 1963
William Beveridge, Bangladeshi-English economist and academic (d. 1963)
Andres Larka
b. 1879 – d. 1943
Andres Larka, Estonian general and politician, 1st Estonian Minister of War (b. 1879)
Sergei Natanovich Bernstein
b. 1880 – d. 1968
Sergei Natanovich Bernstein, Russian mathematician and academic (d. 1968)
Dora Marsden
b. 1882 – d. 1960
Dora Marsden, English author and activist (d. 1960)
Marius Barbeau
b. 1883 – d. 1969
Marius Barbeau, Canadian ethnographer and academic (b. 1883)
Dong Biwu
b. 1886 – d. 1975
Dong Biwu, Chinese judge and politician, Chairman of the People's Republic of China (d. 1975)
Freddie Welsh
b. 1886 – d. 1927
Freddie Welsh, Welsh boxer (d. 1927)
Heitor Villa-Lobos
b. 1887 – d. 1959
Heitor Villa-Lobos, Brazilian guitarist and composer (d. 1959)
Henry Daniell
b. 1894 – d. 1963
Henry Daniell, English-American actor (d. 1963)
Zhou Enlai
b. 1898 – d. 1976
Zhou Enlai, Chinese soldier and politician, 1st Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1898)
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Misao Okawa
b. 1898 – d. 2015
Misao Okawa, Japanese super-centenarian (d. 2015)
Lilli Jahn
b. 1900 – d. 1944
Lilli Jahn, Jewish German doctor (d. 1944) [1]
Johanna Langefeld
b. 1900 – d. 1974
Johanna Langefeld, German guard and supervisor of three Nazi concentration camps (d. 1974)
Louis Kahn
b. 1901 – d. 1974
Louis Kahn, American architect, designed the Salk Institute, the Kimbell Art Museum and the Bangladesh Parliament Building (d. 1974)
Friedrich Günther, Prince of Schwarzburg
b. 1901 – d. 1971
Friedrich Günther, Prince of Schwarzburg (d. 1971)
Julian Przyboś
b. 1901 – d. 1970
Julian Przyboś, Polish poet, essayist and translator (d. 1970)
Karl Rahner
b. 1904 – d. 1984
Karl Rahner, German-Austrian priest and theologian (b. 1904)
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László Benedek
b. 1905 – d. 1992
László Benedek, Hungarian-American director and cinematographer (d. 1992)
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Fritz Fischer
b. 1908 – d. 1999
Fritz Fischer, German historian and author (d. 1999)
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Irving Fiske
b. 1908 – d. 1990
Irving Fiske, American author and playwright (d. 1990)
Rex Harrison
b. 1908 – d. 1990
Rex Harrison, English actor (b. 1908)
Momofuku Ando
b. 1910 – d. 2007
Momofuku Ando, Taiwanese-Japanese businessman, founded Nissin Foods (b. 1910)
Ennio Flaiano
b. 1910 – d. 1972
Ennio Flaiano, Italian author, screenwriter, and critic (d. 1972)
Jack Marshall
b. 1912 – d. 1988
Jack Marshall, New Zealand colonel, lawyer and politician, 28th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1912)
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Henry Hicks (Nova Scotia politician)
b. 1915 – d. 1990
Henry Hicks, Canadian academic and politician, 16th Premier of Nova Scotia (d. 1990)
Laurent Schwartz
b. 1915 – d. 2002
Laurent Schwartz, French mathematician and academic (d. 2002)
Milt Schmidt
b. 1918 – d. 2017
Milt Schmidt, Canadian ice hockey player, coach and general manager (b. 1918)
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Red Storey
b. 1918 – d. 2006
Red Storey, Canadian football player and referee (b. 1918)
James Tobin
b. 1918 – d. 2002
James Tobin, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918)
José Aboulker
b. 1920 – d. 2009
José Aboulker, Algerian surgeon and activist (d. 2009)
Virginia Christine
b. 1920 – d. 1996
Virginia Christine, American actress (d. 1996)
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Wang Zengqi
b. 1920 – d. 1997
Wang Zengqi, Chinese writer (d. 1997)
Elmer Valo
b. 1921 – d. 1998
Elmer Valo, Polish-American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1921)
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James Noble (actor)
b. 1922 – d. 2016
James Noble, American actor (b. 1922)
Pier Paolo Pasolini
b. 1922 – d. 1975
Pier Paolo Pasolini, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1975)
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Juan A. Rivero
b. 1923 – d. 2014
Juan A. Rivero, Puerto Rican biologist and academic (d. 2014)
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Laurence Tisch
b. 1923 – d. 2003
Laurence Tisch, American businessman, co-founded the Loews Corporation (d. 2003)
Roger Marche
b. 1924 – d. 1997
Roger Marche, French footballer (d. 1997)
Jack Cassidy
b. 1927 – d. 1976
Jack Cassidy, American actor and singer (d. 1976)
Robert Lindsay, 29th Earl of Crawford
b. 1927
Robert Lindsay, 29th Earl of Crawford, Scottish businessman and politician
J. Hillis Miller
b. 1928
J. Hillis Miller, American academic and critic
Erik Carlsson
b. 1929 – d. 2015
Erik Carlsson, Swedish race car driver (b. 1929)
J. B. Lenoir
b. 1929 – d. 1967
J. B. Lenoir, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1929)
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John Ashley (ice hockey)
b. 1930 – d. 2008
John Ashley, Canadian ice hockey player and referee (d. 2008)
Del Crandall
b. 1930
Del Crandall, American baseball player and manager
Fred (cartoonist)
b. 1931 – d. 2013
Fred, French author and illustrator (b. 1931)
Barry Tuckwell
b. 1931
Barry Tuckwell, Australian horn player and educator
Walter Kasper
b. 1933
Walter Kasper, German cardinal and theologian
Daniel Kahneman
b. 1934
Daniel Kahneman, Israeli-American economist and psychologist, Nobel Prize laureate
Letizia Battaglia
b. 1935
Letizia Battaglia, Italian photographer and journalist
Philip K. Chapman
b. 1935
Philip K. Chapman, Australian-American astronaut and engineer
Paul Sand
b. 1935
Paul Sand, American actor
Canaan Banana
b. 1936 – d. 2003
Canaan Banana, Zimbabwean minister and politician, 1st President of Zimbabwe (d. 2003)
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Dale Douglass
b. 1936
Dale Douglass, American golfer
Dean Stockwell
b. 1936
Dean Stockwell, American actor
Olusegun Obasanjo
b. 1937
Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigerian general and politician, 5th President of Nigeria
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Paul Evans (musician)
b. 1938
Paul Evans, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Lynn Margulis
b. 1938 – d. 2011
Lynn Margulis, American biologist and academic (d. 2011)
Fred Williamson
b. 1938
Fred Williamson, American football player, actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
Samantha Eggar
b. 1939
Samantha Eggar, English actress
Benyamin Sueb
b. 1939 – d. 1995
Benyamin Sueb, Indonesian comedian, actor, and singer (b. 1939)
Peter Woodcock
b. 1939 – d. 2010
Peter Woodcock, Canadian serial killer (d. 2010)
Pierre Wynants
b. 1939
Pierre Wynants, Belgian chef
Tom Butler (bishop)
b. 1940
Tom Butler, English bishop
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Ken Irvine
b. 1940 – d. 1990
Ken Irvine, Australian rugby league player (d. 1990)
Graham McRae
b. 1940
Graham McRae, New Zealand race car driver
Sepp Piontek
b. 1940
Sepp Piontek, German footballer and manager
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Des Wilson
b. 1941
Des Wilson, New Zealand-English businessman and activist
Felipe González
b. 1942
Felipe González, Spanish lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Spain
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David Watkins (rugby)
b. 1942
David Watkins, Welsh rugby player
Lucio Battisti
b. 1943 – d. 1998
Lucio Battisti, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1943)
Peter Brandes
b. 1944
Peter Brandes, Danish painter and sculptor
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Roy Gutman
b. 1944
Roy Gutman, American journalist and author
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Richard Bell (Canadian musician)
b. 1946 – d. 2007
Richard Bell, Canadian pianist (d. 2007)
Murray Head
b. 1946
Murray Head, English actor and singer
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Guerrino Boatto
b. 1946
Guerrino Boatto, Italian illustrator and painter
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Graham Hawkins
b. 1946
Graham Hawkins, English footballer and manager
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Clodagh Rodgers
b. 1947
Clodagh Rodgers, Northern Irish singer and actress
Kent Tekulve
b. 1947
Kent Tekulve, American baseball player and sportscaster
Paquirri
b. 1948 – d. 1984
Paquirri, Spanish bullfighter (b. 1948)
Eddy Grant
b. 1948
Eddy Grant, Guyanese-British singer-songwriter and musician
Richard Hickox
b. 1948 – d. 2008
Richard Hickox, English conductor and scholar (d. 2008)
Elaine Paige
b. 1948
Elaine Paige, English singer and actress
Jan van Beveren
b. 1948 – d. 2011
Jan van Beveren, Dutch footballer and coach (b. 1948)
Bernard Arnault
b. 1949
Bernard Arnault, French businessman, philanthropist, and art collector
Franz Josef Jung
b. 1949
Franz Josef Jung, German lawyer and politician, German Federal Minister of Defence
Tom Russell
b. 1949
Tom Russell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Rodney Hogg
b. 1951
Rodney Hogg, Australian cricketer and coach
Willis Alan Ramsey
b. 1951
Willis Alan Ramsey, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Petar Borota
b. 1952 – d. 2010
Petar Borota, Serbian footballer and coach (d. 2010)
Alan Clark (keyboardist)
b. 1952
Alan Clark, English keyboard player
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Mike Squires
b. 1952
Mike Squires, American baseball player and scout
Michael J. Sandel
b. 1953
Michael J. Sandel, American philosopher and academic
Tokyo Sexwale
b. 1953
Tokyo Sexwale, South African businessman and politician, 1st Premier of Gauteng
Katarina Frostenson
b. 1953
Katarina Frostenson, Swedish poet and author
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Marsha Warfield
b. 1954
Marsha Warfield, American actress
Penn Jillette
b. 1955
Penn Jillette, American magician, actor, and author
Teena Marie
b. 1956 – d. 2010
Teena Marie, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2010)
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Christopher Snowden
b. 1956
Christopher Snowden, English engineer and academic
Ray Suarez
b. 1957
Ray Suarez, American journalist and author
Mark E. Smith
b. 1957
Mark E. Smith, English singer, songwriter and musician
Volodymyr Bezsonov
b. 1958
Volodymyr Bezsonov, Ukrainian footballer and manager
Bob Forward
b. 1958
Bob Forward, American director, producer, and screenwriter
Andy Gibb
b. 1958 – d. 1988
Andy Gibb, Manx-Australian singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1958)
Vazgen Sargsyan
b. 1959 – d. 1999
Vazgen Sargsyan, Armenian colonel and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Armenia (d. 1999)
Paul Drayson, Baron Drayson
b. 1960
Paul Drayson, Baron Drayson, English businessman and politician, Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology
Joel Osteen
b. 1963
Joel Osteen, American pastor, author, and television host
Bertrand Cantat
b. 1964
Bertrand Cantat, French singer-songwriter
Gerald Vanenburg
b. 1964
Gerald Vanenburg, Dutch footballer and manager
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José Semedo (footballer, born 1965)
b. 1965
José Semedo, Portuguese footballer and coach
Oh Eun-sun
b. 1966
Oh Eun-sun, South Korean mountaineer
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Bob Halkidis
b. 1966
Bob Halkidis, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Michael Irvin
b. 1966
Michael Irvin, American football player, sportscaster, and actor
Aasif Mandvi
b. 1966
Aasif Mandvi, Indian-American actor, producer, and screenwriter
Gordon Bajnai
b. 1968
Gordon Bajnai, Hungarian businessman and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Hungary
Theresa Villiers
b. 1968
Theresa Villiers, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Paul Blackthorne
b. 1969
Paul Blackthorne, English actor and producer
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Danny King (author)
b. 1969
Danny King, English author and playwright
Moussa Saïb
b. 1969
Moussa Saïb, Algerian footballer and manager
Mike Brown (basketball, born 1970)
b. 1970
Mike Brown, American basketball player and coach
John Frusciante
b. 1970
John Frusciante, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Yuu Watase
b. 1970
Yuu Watase, Japanese illustrator
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Greg Berry
b. 1971
Greg Berry, English footballer and coach
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Jeffrey Hammonds
b. 1971
Jeffrey Hammonds, American baseball player and scout
Yuri Lowenthal
b. 1971
Yuri Lowenthal, American voice actor, producer, and screenwriter
Filip Meirhaeghe
b. 1971
Filip Meirhaeghe, Belgian cyclist
Yannis Anastasiou
b. 1973
Yannis Anastasiou, Greek footballer and manager
Nelly Arcan
b. 1973 – d. 2009
Nelly Arcan, Canadian author (b. 1975)
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Juan Esnáider
b. 1973
Juan Esnáider, Argentinian footballer and manager
Ryan Franklin
b. 1973
Ryan Franklin, American baseball player
Nicole Pratt
b. 1973
Nicole Pratt, Australian tennis player, coach, and sportscaster
Kevin Connolly (actor)
b. 1974
Kevin Connolly, American actor and director
Eva Mendes
b. 1974
Eva Mendes, American model and actress
Luciano Burti
b. 1975
Luciano Burti, Brazilian race car driver and sportscaster
Sasho Petrovski
b. 1975
Sasho Petrovski, Australian footballer
Chris Silverwood
b. 1975
Chris Silverwood, English cricketer and coach
Neil Jackson
b. 1976
Neil Jackson, English actor, producer, and screenwriter
Šarūnas Jasikevičius
b. 1976
Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Lithuanian basketball player and coach
Paul Konerko
b. 1976
Paul Konerko, American baseball player
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Norm Maxwell
b. 1976
Norm Maxwell, New Zealand rugby player
Taismary Agüero
b. 1977
Taismary Agüero, Cuban-Italian volleyball player
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Bryan Berard
b. 1977
Bryan Berard, American ice hockey player
Mike MacDougal
b. 1977
Mike MacDougal, American baseball player
Wally Szczerbiak
b. 1977
Wally Szczerbiak, American basketball player and sportscaster
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Jared Crouch
b. 1978
Jared Crouch, Australian footballer
Mike Hessman
b. 1978
Mike Hessman, American baseball player and coach
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Kimberly McCullough
b. 1978
Kimberly McCullough, American actress, singer, and dancer
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Carlos Ochoa
b. 1978
Carlos Ochoa, Mexican footballer
Martin Axenrot
b. 1979
Martin Axenrot, Swedish drummer
Lee Mears
b. 1979
Lee Mears, English rugby player
Shay Carl
b. 1980
Shay Carl, American businessman, co-founded Maker Studios
Barret Jackman
b. 1981
Barret Jackman, Canadian ice hockey player
Paul Martin (ice hockey)
b. 1981
Paul Martin, American ice hockey player
Dan Carter
b. 1982
Dan Carter, New Zealand rugby player
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Philipp Haastrup
b. 1982
Philipp Haastrup, German footballer
Édgar Dueñas
b. 1983
Édgar Dueñas, Mexican footballer
Branko Cvetković
b. 1984
Branko Cvetković, Serbian basketball player
Guillaume Hoarau
b. 1984
Guillaume Hoarau, French footballer
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David Marshall (footballer)
b. 1985
David Marshall, Scottish footballer
Brad Mills (pitcher)
b. 1985
Brad Mills, American baseball player
Kenichi Matsuyama
b. 1985
Kenichi Matsuyama, Japanese actor
Alexandre Barthe
b. 1986
Alexandre Barthe, French footballer
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Matty Fryatt
b. 1986
Matty Fryatt, English footballer
Anna Chakvetadze
b. 1987
Anna Chakvetadze, Russian tennis player
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Chris Cohen
b. 1987
Chris Cohen, English footballer
Liassine Cadamuro-Bentaïba
b. 1988
Liassine Cadamuro-Bentaïba, Algerian footballer
Danny Drinkwater
b. 1990
Danny Drinkwater, English footballer
Alex Smithies
b. 1990
Alex Smithies, English footballer
Ramiro Funes Mori
b. 1991
Ramiro Funes Mori, Argentinian footballer
Daniil Trifonov
b. 1991
Daniil Trifonov, Russian pianist and composer
El-Hadji Ba
b. 1993
El-Hadji Ba, French footballer
Joshua Coyne
b. 1993
Joshua Coyne, American violinist and composer
Harry Maguire
b. 1993
Harry Maguire, English footballer
Daria Gavrilova
b. 1994
Daria Gavrilova, Russian tennis player
Kyle Schwarber
b. 1994
Kyle Schwarber, American baseball player